Bechtel, Marla M. (1947-2013)
BECHTEL, HERZBERG, CONDON, JARRELL, THEVENOT, SMITH, DIERENFIELD, PAULSON
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 8/20/2013 at 20:03:31
Marla M. Bechtel
July 28, 1947 - August 9, 2013Alta
Marla M. Bechtel, age 66, of Alta, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2013, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center of Storm Lake.
Marla Mae Bechtel was born on July 28, 1947, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Baptized at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Newell, Iowa, she graduated from Alta High School in 1965.
On November 20, 1965, Marla married Dewayne Bechtel. They had six children: Georgianna, Tim, Connie, Jodi, John, and Joleen. Marla worked for thirty-six years as a C.N.A. at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake. She also worked at the Alta Community School. She loved helping other people, cooking, gardening, and watching western movies, comedy shows, races, and baseball.
She was preceded in death by her husband Dewayne; her son, Tim; and her parents, LeRoy and Verlet Herzberg.
She is survived by her children, Georgiana (Scott) Condon, of Clare, Iowa, Connie Bechtel (fiancé Michael Jarrell), of Nashville, Tennessee, Jodi Thevenot, of Alta, Iowa, John (Dawn) Bechtel, of Laurens, Iowa, and Joleen (Chad) Smith, of Fort Dodge, Iowa; several grandchildren; a special friend, Jim Weiland; two sisters, Ellen Dierenfield, of Alta, Iowa, and Nelda Paulson, of Spencer, Iowa; as well as by many extended family members and friends.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at 10:30 AM at Grace Lutheran Church of Storm Lake with the Rev. Bradley W. Ketcham officiating. Burial will be at the Woodlawn Cemetery of Alta. A visitation will be held on Monday, August 12, 2013, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Alta.
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